tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post1052095102169326510..comments2012-10-28T13:23:49.329-07:00Comments on Musings in the Haberdashery: Crunchtober 2012 Day 1Eddie Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-12211994232136566752012-10-02T22:19:21.588-07:002012-10-02T22:19:21.588-07:00"Boarding school had in no way prepared me fo..."Boarding school had in no way prepared me for the shock I received at the sight of my father's body pickled in brandywine." Best. Opening. Line. EVER. - If the agents don't see that and want more, then they're crazy.<br /><br />I love the start to this, even though it's very bittersweet. I can't wait to start learning more about your characters!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785042851557672440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-30011232434372783492012-10-02T22:02:43.811-07:002012-10-02T22:02:43.811-07:00Sheepishly correcting 'Ariby' now.Sheepishly correcting 'Ariby' now.Eddie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-43428069242378025352012-10-02T22:02:09.857-07:002012-10-02T22:02:09.857-07:00GAH! Typos count for nothing in Crunchtober posts!...GAH! Typos count for nothing in Crunchtober posts!!!<br /><br />I am having fun inventing a world where the union of the crowns, and the parliaments never happened and the British Empire was a Scottish one. In my world the Unites States are the USNS - United States of New Scotland. I'll have fun showing the differences under Scottish Law and culture!Eddie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-63830324747750609142012-10-02T21:59:30.800-07:002012-10-02T21:59:30.800-07:00Still toying with having him present in the book i...Still toying with having him present in the book in some way - maybe recordings that he made for Kitten or something. I didn't KNOW he was pickled until I wrote this though - might have to use that for the opening sentence somehow...<br /><br />Boarding school had in no way prepared me for the shock I received at the sight of my father's body pickled in brandywine.<br /><br />Or some such.Eddie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-66292864965217447212012-10-02T21:08:22.519-07:002012-10-02T21:08:22.519-07:00So as I tried to say before, I feel an excellent b...So as I tried to say before, I feel an excellent bit of setting (both time and location) just based off Connor Graves' dialogue. I was thinking "late 1800s, Britain" well before you gave the date. One nitpick: Ariby? Araby, maybe?Steve Musalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727732311168868286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927080481526144171.post-87755777942810091862012-10-02T19:47:19.679-07:002012-10-02T19:47:19.679-07:00Only one prompt and I can tell that I'm really...Only one prompt and I can tell that I'm really going to miss Connor Graves! I'm so excited that you're writing this story for NaNo and I can't wait to read more!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586937756876719931noreply@blogger.com